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To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1, Jumps @rro VON STnT'rn-N, a subject of the Emperorof Austria, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have inventedcertainnew and useful Improvements in Garment-Formers, of which the followingis a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description,refer ence being haul to the accompanying drawings, forming a parthereof.

The objects of my invention are to construct internally heated forms forthe purpose of drying and partially shaping wearing' apparel, especiallyhosiery, with a por tion, especially the toeportion, detachable from theremainder of the iron.

I do notwish to be limited in my application to hosiery drying membersbut for purposes of illustration of wearing apparel have selected.hosiery irons. i am also aware of the presence of heating members ofvarious conformations in the art but am directing my disclosure andclaims to the detachable toe.

My invention has for its the reduction of the number of irons to produce a definite output. In launrlries and knitting mills a large numberof sizes of irons are necessary to finish the various sizes of hosiery.It is especially desirable that for half sizes, entirely difierent ironsshould not be necessary. The material variation in size in the footportion in the various sizes lies in the length; for this reason adetachable toe is desirable since toe portions of (l ftercnt lengths mayhe used with one iron.

Simplicity, low cost of operation, labor saving and speed in operationare amoi'lg my principal objects. With the above ancl other objects inView, by invention has relav tion to certain novel features ofconstruction and operation, examples of which are described in thefollowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich;

Figure 1 is a longitudinal fra mental sectional elevation of the foot ondetachable specific purpose toe portion of a hosier iron.v

Fig. 2 is a cross-section taheuonline2-2 of Fig. 1. v

The iron is com ose i of two parts, the iron proper which 18(lesignaterl by 1 and a detachable toe 2; 3 designates a partition inthe iron proper which terminates at 4 before reaching-the point of thetoe 5. The arrows indicate the possible circulation of the heatingmedium in the iron.

The cross-section of the iron and toe is elliptical as indicated in Fig.:2.

The wall of the form proper l, is c0untersunk at point i, and continuesso throughout its toe portion; 8 designates the wall of the toe portion.The section of the detachable toe portion 2 varies in thickness fromthat shown at point 7 to the thickness shown at the toe extremity; thethickness of the (letachable toe portion at the toe extremit reptillresents the increased length of the foot due to the use of thedetachable toe. The inner surface of the detachable toe portion conformsexactly to the exterior surface of the wall 8 of the toe portion of thefoot; 9 rlcsignates an air hole through the detachable toe portion.

The operation of my (letachable toe is as follows: l Vhen put on it issimply slipped over the wall 8 and is held in position by the frictionalcontact. A slight pull on the detachable toe away from the iron proper,removes the detachable toe. The detachable toe is of such a wallthickness at its juncture with the iron proper that an absolutecontinuity of the external surfaces of the toe anrl iron proper results.Air hole 9 perinits the escape of air when the detachable toe is beingplaced in position on the iron proper.

What I claim anal mean ters Fatent is,

1. In combinationwith a. hollow hosiery former, formed with alongitudinal partition therein so as to estahlish iluia'i communicationhetween the chambers formed h'y said partition, a hollow detachable toeportion, sairl toe portion secured to said hollow hosiery former byfrictir'inal contact, and means for precluding fluid communicationbetween said hollow hosiery former fllltl said detach able toe-portion.

In combination with a hollow former, with its toe portion countersunk,

to secure by Letformed with a longitudinal partition there in so as toestablish fluid communication be tween the chambers formed by saidpartihosiery tion, a hollow detachable toe portion of vary- I name tothis specification, in presence of two in thickness, said toe portionsecured to subscribing witnesses. said hollowhosiery former proper byfrictional contact, and meansfor precluding JULIUS OTTO VON STETTEN' 5fiiiid communication between the said ho- Witnesses:

- sieryformer and said detachable toe portion. HAROLD F; HEOKER- intestimony .whereof, I have signed my HAZEL MUELLER.

